NACIO HERB BROWN
Nacio Herb Brown is an American composer. From his full name Ignacio Herb Brown, he was born on 22 February 1896 to Deming, in the state of New Mexico. When he's just five years old, his family leaves for California and settles in Los Angeles. This is where Nacio Herb Brown studied at Manual Arts High School as well as the School of Music Arts. Thanks to his mother, Cora Alice Brown, he perfected his musical education. 1916, the young man works in a company which applies assembly line work and the rationalization of tasks. He then becomes a renowned real estate agent, while continuing to play and write songs.After the success of his titles Coral Sea in 1920 and When Buddha Smiles the following year, Nacio Herb Brown can finally become a full-time composer, thanks to his creations The Doll Dance (1926), The Doll House (1926) and Rag Doll (1928), titles that are an integral part of this pianistic musical style that is the novelty, he made himself known to the general public. These melodies will soon gain the repertoire of popular American songs. 1927, it integrates ASCAP (American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers).The next year, Nacio Herb Brown is called to put his talents at the service of Hollywood. MGM asked him to write the soundtrack for one of his films. That's when he meets Arthur Freed, with whom he will work on many of his most famous creations. From this collaboration was born among others Singing in the Rain, en 1929, which becomes an international and timeless success. This song is first performed in Hollywood Sing and Dance by Charles Reisner, and repeated on screen many times since. This title will notably be sung by Jimmy Durante, Gene Kelly and Judy Garland.Nacio Herb Brown also works with Richard Ab Whiting and Buddy DeSylva on musicals for Broadway, just like Take a Chance., he signs the soundtrack of Broadway Melody, Harry Beaumont film in which he also appears in the role of a pianist.With Louis Wolfe Gilbert, composer writes music for children's western series Hopalong Cassidy, which is broadcast for the first time in 1949 on NBC: Nacio Herb Brown to marry five times, and will experience as many divorces. His first wife is Ruby Porter, with which he will have a child, the second is Jeanne Lochart. Then, en 1930, he married actress Anita Page. Then follows his fourth marriage, with Beffie Kellogg, and finally the one with Georgeann Morris who will give him two children.After having been a renowned composer, both during the silent cinema period and after the arrival of speaking, Nacio Herb Brown goes out on 28 September 1964 in San Francisco, at the age of sixty-eight. Google machine translation: NACIO HERB BROWN's original bio |
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| ARTHUR FREED/NACIO HERB BROWN Arr : RALPH FORD Publisher : Warner Alfred Genre : Orchestra Group : Marching band Style & options : Film and television music |
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| ARTHUR FREED/NACIO HERB BROWN Arr : JOHN DENTON Publisher : Warner Alfred Genre : Orchestra Group : Big band Style & options : Film and television music |
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| ARTHUR FREED/NACIO HERB BROWN Arr : JERRY BURNS Publisher : ALFRED Genre : Orchestra Group : Marching band Style & options : Film and television music |
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| NACIO HERB BROWN Arr : GREG YASINITSKY Publisher : ALFRED Genre : Orchestra Group : Big band |
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| NACIO HERB BROWN/NORMAN TAILOR Publisher : Marc Reift Genre : Orchestra Group : Brass band |
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| NACIO HERB BROWN Arr : Rieks VAN DER VELDE Publisher : Bernaerts Genre : Orchestra Group : Brass band Style & options : Film and television music |
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